QUITO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- When a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador's northern coast a year ago, Pablo Cordova was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
As a receptionist at El Gato Hotel in Portoviejo, capital of Manabi province and one of the worst hit areas in the quake on April 16, 2016, Cordoba was trapped in the elevator between floors after the quake toppled the five-story building.
He spent nearly two days in the cramped space before finally reaching the outside world through his mobile phone.
"I came back to life, for me it was all like a miracle," said the 53-year-old while recalling his life-saving call to ECU 911, Ecuador's integrated emergency service hotline, a system designed and built by a Chinese company.
"Hello, I'm Pablo Cordoba. I have an emergency. I'm trapped and I want you to get me out," Cordoba repeated to Xinhua his words to the operator.
Not long after his call, the enclosed receptionist heard the sound of heavy machinery removing rubbles and was finally rescued, making him among the numerous survivors who owned their lives to the free 24-hour hotline.
AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM
The ECU 911 service, developed by the China National Electronics Import & Export Corp.(CEIEC), integrates the country's emergency response and rescue services into a single platform.
It includes police services, video surveillance with thousands of cameras, GPS, geographic information, and a smart analysis of resources, among others.
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